The Crow Indians

IN THE early days the Crow were moving camp, they were
roaming about, seeking food. Twined-tail1 had two elder
brothers -- one named Large-inside, the other named Eats-like-awolf. He never rode a horse, he had no horse, he was poor. In
moving they were afoot. In the summertime he wore hair [winter] blankets about the waist, he put on furry moccasins, the
top of his leggings did not reach the bottom, on both sides it
would not reach [there]. These elder brothers of his were also
poor, that is why it was so.

Once his elder brother Eats-like-a-wolf was playing the
hoop-game; he was gambling against a young man named
Ground-bull. Eats-like-a-wolf had won plenty [of stakes]. This
one named Ground-bull had many kinsmen, they were bullies.
When the hoop-game was played, Ground-bull had many supporters; Eats-like-a-wolf had no supporters. Now Eats-like-awolf threw his hoop, he hurled his dart and shouted: "That one
is a 'One-White' score," he said and turned around. Then
Ground-bull came along and got there. "What! It has not
touched it," he said. It was Ground-bull who spoke to his supporters. "Come, look at this, it has not touched," they said.
Eats-like-a-wolf was looking around, he was seeking supporters,
there was no one for him to appeal to. In watching this game,
this younger brother of his, Twined-tail, was lying face down
watching the gambling. His face was dirty, with the perspiration
flowing; at his ankles there was jagged spear-grass. "Twined-tail,
come! Look at this, even though you may be of no account.
I have plainly scored. 'You have not scored,' they are saying."
Twined-tail came and looked, he pondered. "You have plainly
scored. How can they say it has not touched? You have scored,"
he said. It was Twined-tail who spoke thus. This one named
Ground-bull said: "What is he coming for? He was staying
among the crowd.2 What is it to him if there was a score? If

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